These materials are intended to introduce both basic geometric optics and the laser. The student using these materials should have a working knowledge of technical mathematics including algebra and trigonometry. The materials are presented in an action-oriented format combining many of the features normally found in a textbook with those usually associated with a laboratory manual.
LIGHT SOURCES 1
LASER SOURCES 6
REFLECTION I (Plane Surfaces) 12
REFLECTION II (Curved Surfaces) 18
REFRACTION 25
POLARIZATION 33
DIFFRACTION 40
INTERFERENCE 47
TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION 54
SIMPLE LENSES 60
BASIC LENS SYSTEMS 71
LENS ABERRATIONS 77
CAMERA PARAMETERS 88
PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICES 98
PHOTOELASTICITY 106
Experiment Data Sheets
This manual, along with the others in the Electromechanical Technology Series, is the result of six years of research and development by TERC, a national nonprofit, public service corporation with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It has undergone a number of revisions as a direct result of experience gained with students in technical schools and community colleges throughout the country.